Packers coach Matt LaFleur knows he and his players will get plenty of questions this week about facing Aaron Rodgers for the first time since the four-time MVP quarterback left Green Bay. LaFleur is trying his best to deflect them.

Aaron Rodgers has built a Hall of Fame NFL career during his two decades in professional football, and this weekend he has the chance to face one of his former teams in a matchup that could headline Week 8 with both teams firmly expected to be in the playoff mix.

Steelers host Packers on Oct. 26, 2025, in a defining Sunday Night Football clash testing whether “Pittsburgh grit” still holds in today’s evolving NFL.

While the Oct. 26 Sunday night game with his former team, the Green Bay Packers, is a far different grudge match than Rodgers' opening-day tussle with the New York Jets, you can bet Rodgers has this under-the-bright-lights showdown with his former team highlighted, circled and capitalized.

The Green Bay Packers beat the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday but didn’t receive a bump in our Week 8 Consensus NFL Power Rankings. Our Consensus

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Josh Jacobs ran for a go-ahead, 1-yard touchdown with 1:50 remaining, Micah Parsons had a career-high three sacks and the Green Bay Packers rallied from an early 10-point deficit to beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 on Sunday.

What should have been an easy three-hour flight turned into a traveling nightmare on Saturday for the Green Bay Packers. With the team set to face the Arizona Cardinals in Week 7, the Packers were supposed to take off for Phoenix at 1:30 p.